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Hey folks, it's Ian.

So I and the whole team that made the big dig

have been hard at work on a new series

that we are very excited to share with you.

But in the meantime, I want to share another series

from our colleagues at GBH called What is Ode.

It is definitely a Boston story, but one that you might not expect.

So you probably know Boston as the birthplace of America's Revolution, but did you know it's also the first place in the country

where slavery was legalized? That decision paved its cobblestone streets with opportunity and also the deep roots of systemic racism.

Now Boston is recognizing there's an unpaid debt for hundreds of years of exploitation and exclusion of black people.

The question is, what's the modern version of 40 acres in a mule.

G. B. H. News has been examining that question in a new seven-part

podcast called What Is Ode, hosted by political reporter Serraa Wintersmith.

The series tracks Boston's efforts to understand what reparations might look like and is centered

around the stories of black leaders, trailblazers, and troublemakers who've been pondering these questions

for over 150 years.

Today, we're bringing you episode one, when a city tries to heal itself. You can hear the whole series at

Wg B h.org slash what is owed or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, here's the show, what is owed?

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